Sibling Conflict in Early Adolescence

Raffaelli, Marcela

doi:10.2307/353251

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“…To this extent the siblings in our research were aware of the ownership rights and values of particular possessions (see also Raffaelli, 1992) Notions of equivalence, then, are important in many of the sibship exchanges which they described in the interviews: "I'd probably give her like 50p but not a pound" (Kathryn 9, youngest -Erica 10). However, some siblings felt that they had perhaps been overly generous in fulfilling their side of the bargain: "I paid…”

Section: Sammentioning

confidence: 99%

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`Barter', `Deals', `Bribes' and `Threats'

McIntosh

Punch

2009

Childhood

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This paper investigates forms of strategic interaction between siblings during childhood. We argue that these interactions, characterised by notions of reciprocity, equivalence and constructions of fairness, are worked out in relation to responsibility, power, knowledge and sibling status. Birth order and age are not experienced as fixed hierarchies as they can be subverted, contested, resisted and negotiated. To explore these issues, in-depth individual and group interviews were conducted with a sample of 90 children between the ages of 5 and 17, drawn from 30 families of mixed socioeconomic backgrounds in central Scotland with three siblings within this age range.

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Section: Sammentioning

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“…It has been argued that a defining feature of sibship is conflict (Raffaelli, 1992) often because siblings perceive each other to be 'annoying' (Edwards et al, 2005a). During childhood siblings who live together in a relatively small space know much about each other's bad habits.…”

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`Barter', `Deals', `Bribes' and `Threats'

McIntosh

Punch

2009

Childhood

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“…Despite these findings, explanatory and exploratory research into ISV perpetration and victimization has only started to appear in the literature relatively recently (e.g., Eriksen & Jensen, 2006;Hoffman, Kiecolt, & Edwards, MEASUREMENT OF SIBLING VIOLENCE 4 2005; Kettery & Emery, 2006;Linares, 2005;Pike, Kretschmer, & Dunn, 2009;Raffaelli, 1992).…”

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Measurement of Sibling Violence

Khan¹,

Cooke

2012

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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The measurement of violence is a major challenge in aggression research. Because of the heterogeneous nature of violent behavior, problems arise when applying blanket measures to inherently distinct subtypes of aggression. Incidents of intersibling violence (ISV) exacerbate these problems because siblinghood represents a unique offender–victim situation. This research explored whether an existing two-factor model for severe violence found in a sample of 250 adult offenders (age M = 26.8, SD = 5.9) could be generalized to deliberate severe ISV in a sample of 111 young offenders (age M = 14.83, SD = 1.45). Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor model encompassing severe ISV perpetration with weapon use (Factor 1) and severe ISV perpetration without weapon use (Factor 2). The results provide strong empirical support for the two-factor model of violence severity previously established with adult offenders. This analysis demonstrates construct validity of the severity measures among the different types of offenders studied and provides support for generalization across populations.

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“…Motivations for SV are often explained as reflecting the stages of cognitive, affect-motor, moral and ethical development (Rosenthal & Doherty, 1984). Therefore in populations not 'at high' risk for violence, SV has been reported to result from a range of issues in which siblings are forced to negotiate, practice, and develop their conflict resolution skills, including caretaking responsibilities, division of labour, shared resources, property disputes, perceived favouritism, and power issues (Caffaro & ConnCaffaro, 1998;Felson, 1983;Raffaelli, 1992;Wiehe, 1997). Evidence from the evolutionary literature also suggests that the inherent power imbalance and non-elective nature of sibling relationships plus demand for resources during this period, may prime siblings for violent conflict (Black, Mock & Parker, 1997).…”

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Sibling violence: Validating a two-factor model of severity in nonoffender populations.

Khan

2017

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: Despite a recent surge of academic and clinical interest in sibling violence (SV), valid measures of severity have not been psychometrically established using nonoffender populations. This study examined the factor structure of intentional SV severity in a nonforensic sample considered to be not at "high risk" for violence using the only existing empirically driven model of severe SV committed with intent (Khan & Cooke, 2013). The prior model was established in a high risk for violence, young offender sample (N ϭ 111; mean age ϭ 14.53) and revealed 2 underlying factors: "SV with weapon use" and "SV without weapon use." Method: This study examined data from an older, mixed-community, and student sample (N ϭ 899; M ϭ 22.53) to test the factor structure and reliability of the existing severity model. Results: Participants reported a wide range of violent acts against their sibling(s) with the aim of injuring them, including weapon use. Using exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses, the prior 2-factor model was empirically supported using this noncorrectional population. The new model comprised Factor 1 (potentially lethal SV) and Factor 2 (nonlife threatening SV). Conclusion: The generalizability of the original 2-factor model, established using an offender sample, was demonstrated in this nonoffender sample designated not at high risk for violence.

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Sibling Conflict in Early Adolescence

Cited by 61 publications

References 35 publications

`Barter', `Deals', `Bribes' and `Threats'

`Barter', `Deals', `Bribes' and `Threats'

Measurement of Sibling Violence

Sibling violence: Validating a two-factor model of severity in nonoffender populations.

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